Street Literature otherwise known as Urban Fiction is a literary genre that provide readers with reality based stories about the streets that are authentic, unapologetic and truthful. While these are popular with adult readers, the genre has now attracted a new audience of teen and tween readers. Should librarians purchase these books and promote them? Are these books really literature? Should teens and tweens have free access to them? Yes, these books should be purchased and shared with tweens and teens because the stories impact their lives in positive ways.
Please review the following information about this wonderful genre.
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Street Literature otherwise known as Urban Fiction is a literary genre that provide readers with reality based stories about the streets that are authentic, unapologetic and truthful. While these are popular with adult readers, the genre has now attracted a new audience of teen and tween readers. Should librarians purchase these books and promote them? Are these books really literature? Should teens and tweens have free access to them? Yes, these books should be purchased and shared with tweens and teens because the stories impact their lives in positive ways.
Please review the following information about this wonderful genre.
Popular Teen Street Literature Authors WebsitesBabygirl Daniels Claude Brown Coe Booth Dream Jordan Earl Sewell Felicia Pride Kalisha Buchanon Kia DuPree L. Devine Ni-Ni Simone Paul Langan Paul Volponi Sapphire Sharon Draper Sharon Flake Sister Souljah Stephanie Perry Moore Walter Dean Myers Yasmin Shiraz
JOURNAL ARTICLES ABOUT STREET LITERATURE
JOURNAL ARTICLES
1. From the Street to the Libraries by Anne Banard
2. What Librarians Say About Street Lit. by Christopher Lassen
3. Authors Who Overcame Prison and Forged Lucrative Careers
4. Is Urban Fiction Appropriate for African-American Teenagers by LaQuisha Hall
5. The Real World by Vanessa E. Jones
6. Street Fight: Welcome to the World of Urban Literature” by Amy Pattee
7. Takin it to the Street: Teens and Street Lit by Meagan Honig
8. The Real World by Vanessa Morris
9. My Bluford High Boys: How a book club for reluctant readers proved the naysayers wrong by //Sara Stevenson//
10. 'Urban' is the new 'Black' by Vanessa Morris
11. Latinos on Literature by Taylor Nix, 2009
12. Why I Support Street Lit by Charing Ball